I need someone to check my answer, can someone please help me?
Here is the problem:
Business and finance. In a bottling company, a machine can fill a 2-liter (L)bottle in 0.5 second (s) and move the next bottle into place in 0.1 s. How many2-L bottles can be filled by the machine in 2 h?
Answer is : 34,850
well, it takes .6s per bottle
rate=1bottle/.6sec
Numberbottles=rate*2hr*3600sec/hr
I don't get your answer.
I got it from calculator I guess I mustve done something wrong Thank you for your help Bob
I still don't know how to get the answer though
would it be .6s x 2h
No.
Bob Pursley gave you the formula for solving this problem.
rate*2hr*3600sec/hr
To solve this problem, we need to determine how many bottles can be filled by the machine in a given time. Let's break down the problem step by step.
First, calculate the time it takes to fill one bottle and move the next bottle into place:
- It takes 0.5 seconds to fill one 2-liter bottle.
- It takes an additional 0.1 seconds to move the next bottle into place.
So, it takes a total of 0.5 + 0.1 = 0.6 seconds to fill one bottle and move the next one into position.
Now, let's convert the given time of 2 hours into seconds:
- There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 2 hours is equal to 2 * 60 = 120 minutes.
- There are 60 seconds in a minute, so 120 minutes is equal to 120 * 60 = 7200 seconds.
Next, calculate how many bottles can be filled in 7200 seconds:
- Divide the total time in seconds (7200) by the time it takes to fill one bottle and move the next (0.6): 7200 / 0.6 = 12,000 bottles.
Therefore, the machine can fill 12,000 2-liter bottles in 2 hours.
It seems like the answer you provided, 34,850, is incorrect. The correct answer should be 12,000 bottles.